In the Posner cueing paradigm, participants attend to cues that indicate to which side a light will occur. However, the participant must maintain fixation at the central point. The goal of this study is to determine if ______.
A. alertness and attention refer to the same psychological construct
B. attention can be divided without a cost in performance during neutral trials
C. attention can be selectively introduced vicariously
D. attention can be covert, or directed to a location other than where the person is looking
Answer: D
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